New York State Assistant Secretary for Reports Subject and Correspondence Files

Organized into two subseries: Subseries 1: Subject Files and Subseries 2: Correspondence Files. Arrangement is alphabetical by topic or correspondent in each subseries.

In December 1956, Daniel P. Moynihan was appointed to the newly created position of Assistant Secretary for Reports. Mr. Moynihan had been serving in the Governor's Office since January 1, 1955, as the Assistant to the Secretary to the Governor. In July 1958, when Jonathan Bingham, the Secretary to the Governor, was given a leave of absence to run for the New York State Senate, Mr. Moynihan was appointed "Acting" Secretary.

In his position as Assistant Secretary for Reports, Mr. Moynihan had two primary objectives: to bring the State Government closer to the people and to keep the Governor informed on the developments and activities within the State departments and agencies. In carrying out the first of these objectives, Mr. Moynihan initiated projects for postmark advertising and display racks for State publications; encouraged improvement in the quality of State publications; and directed the annual New York Open House Week. And in carrying out his other objectives of keeping the Governor informed about developments within State departments and agencies, he initiated a program whereby each department and agency sent monthly summary reports to the Governor's office.

To facilitate his work, Mr. Moynihan organized and served as the chairman of the Interdepartmental Committee on Publications and Reports - a committee made up of the public information officers of approximately thirty State departments and agencies.

This series consists of subject and correspondence files relating to Daniel P. Moynihan's position as Assistant Secretary for Reports to Governor W. Averell Harriman. Some of the correspondence files pertain to personal matters.

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This series was transferred to Syracuse University from Governor Harriman in 1959, and was transferred to the New York State Archives in 2006. It was accessioned in July 2011.

Income tax file in Box 6 is restricted to protect personal privacy.